THIS IS REVOLUTION>podcast Ep. 109: Rattling the Bars w/Former Black Panther Eddie Conway

Today we speak with former head of the Black Panther Party's Baltimore chapter Eddie Conway. Conway was wrongfully convicted and served 43 years in prison. While in prison Brother Conway started a labor union and several programs such as literacy and political awareness for the incarcerated men inside. Since his release Eddie is the author of The Greatest Threat, The Black Panther Party and COINTELPRO (iAMWE 2009) and co-author of Marshall Law, The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther (AK Press, 2011) and is an executive producer for The Real News Network. We're going to talk the state of black politics, BLM gets nominated for a Nobel? And more! Thank you for checking the show out. You can watch Eddie Conway on the Real News here: https://therealnews.com/rattling-the-bars     Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out.  We appreciate each and everyone of you.  If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!    Become a patron now : https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland   Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d